Senior Children's Residential Care Officer (Darlington)
Salary: £16.56 per hour, plus enhanced overtime and sleep-in rate paid at £80.00 per sleep-in
Welcome bonus of up to £350
Location: Residential children’s home in Darlington
Hours: 37 hours per week
Please note: We currently do not offer international visa sponsorship
Find your potential by helping others to reach theirs
We are looking for an experienced Senior Residential Care Officer to join us at our residential children’s home in Darlington. The successful candidate will have an excellent understanding of developmental trauma with direct experience of working with children and young people within a residential setting.
The ideal candidate will hold a Level 3 Diploma in Children and Young People and will be passionate and enthusiastic about enhancing the lives of children and young people in our care. Previous experience of leading and supervising a staff team is also essential.
As one of our Senior Residential Care Officers, you will support children and young people with complex emotional and behavioural needs to maintain a healthy lifestyle by advising, educating and promoting positive choices. It is important that your values align with those of our charity, the requirements of Ofsted and that you have integrity and a strong desire to help others.
Why join St Cuthbert’s Care?
St Cuthbert’s Care is a values-based, registered social care charity, committed to enabling people to reach their personal potential.
The charity’s areas of work include nursing homes for older people, children in care and services for people with disabilities.
We are proud to be the first regional charity in the North East, delivering adult social care as part of our work, to be accredited by the Living Wage Foundation.
Further information on our work can be found in our Annual Review.
We offer our staff a range of additional benefits including:
- Christmas bank holidays paid at double time
- 27 days annual leave, including a day off for your birthday, plus bank holidays
- Ability to buy and sell annual leave
- Enhanced company sick pay scheme
- Enhanced employer pension contributions
- Savings scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Tech scheme
- Staff counselling service
- Blue Light discount
- Charity Workers’ discount
- Free life assurance
- On demand pay
- Earn money and rewards with the Care Friends App
- Real Living Wage Employer (minimum £13.45 per hour)
- Opportunities for training and professional development
- Sleep in allowance of £80 (role dependant)
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £16.56 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
Experience:
- Residential Childcare: 2 years (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- Level 3 Diploma in Children and Young People (preferred)
Work Location: In person
